农村老年人口生存方式分析——一个“宏观”与“微观”相结合的视角

    摘要： 文章将"宏观"普查数据和"微观"村庄调查数据结合起来,考察当前农村65岁及以上老年人的生存方式。研究显示,农村超过90%的65岁及以上老年人有1个及以上的存活儿子,约70%有两个及以上存活儿子。只有一个儿子的老年人在直系家庭生活的比例较高。但有多个儿子的老年父母与已婚儿子分居各爨成为主流,他们失去生活自理能力后,由诸个儿子"轮流"赡养占较大比例。就整体而言,农村老年人缺少可以支配的经济资源,尽管他们的衣食之需得到基本满足,但居住条件明显不如中青年子代,医疗消费很低。农村老年人与中青年人的生存方式并没有获得"同步"改善。 更多还原
    关键词： 生存方式； 居住形式； 家庭类型； 轮养
     
    An Analysis on the Living Arrangement of the Elderly in Rural China:Macro and Micro Observations
    Abstract： Using both"macro"census data and"micro"village survey data, this paper examines the living arrangement of the elderly aged 65 and above in the countryside. The study shows that at present more than 90 percent of the elderly over 65 in rural areas have at least one survival son, and about 70 percent of the elderly have two or more survival sons. There is a high proportion of the elderly living with one married son and formed a lineal family. However, the elderly parents with more than one son tend to live separately with their sons, and they are more likely to be taken care by sons in rotation when they are unable to take care of themselves. Although their basic needs such as food and clothing are satisfied, the elderly people in rural areas lack of disposable economic resources are not comparable in living conditions with younger generations, and their medical expenditure is much lower. Generally speaking, the livelihood state of the elderly has not improved simultaneously with that of the young people.
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    文章出处：中国人口科学，2009年第1期